When purchasing air driven liquid pumps, hydraulic products may be a great choice for a variety of different industrial applications. It is important that you explore the different types of hydraulic products that are available and that you understand the different features that each type of product can offer to you.
Choosing Hydraulic Products
The first thing to consider when you are selecting hydraulic products is that the PSI is. Different types of hydraulic air driven liquid pumps will have different PSIs and you will want to be sure you find a product that has a sufficient pressure to meet your needs. For example, you may need only pressures up to 5,000 psi or 340 bars or you may wish for more power and may instead opt for a hydraulic pump that has an output pressure of up to 10,000 PSI or 680 bar.
Peak hydraulic horsepower output is another important consideration. Find out what the peak hydraulic horsepower output is at different levels of stall pressure. This, too, can help you to ensure that your hydraulic pump works for your application.
The maximum air consumption is something else that should be considered. Air consumption can vary depending upon the pump being used. For example, you might opt for a maximum air consumption of 29 scfm or you may find a lower air consumption of 12 scfm to be better suited for your application.
In some cases, you may need your hydraulic pump to be used for a long period of time and/or for a very demanding application. If this is the case, then you may need to opt for a lower flow-rate in order to get a pump with a hydraulic body that will give you a long life under a situation of high demand.
Of course, yet another key consideration when making a choice about which hydraulic product to use is whether you need your pump to be portable or not. If you need a pump that works for a portable application, then you may wish to look for a hydraulic product that has a self-contained reservoir. Some portable hydraulic air pumps can also be mounted on 1, 2 or 6 gallon reservoirs in order to allow for the operation of small actuators or medium actuators, but a self-contained reservoir offers more flexibility for use in more situations.
For those who are seeking a hydraulic product that will work in order to operate a large actuator, then portability will need to be sacrificed. There are plenty of air driven pumps with hydraulic outputs that work on large actuators and that are specifically designed for fixed installation. These can generally be installed on one gallon, two gallon or five gallon reservoirs and can then remain permanently in place.
Regardless of which specific type of hydraulic product you choose, however, you should always look for an air driven pump that requires no energy once the desired output pressure has been reached and that comes as a complete assembly for ease of use and to save time.
